SELINA T3.2 Review

Screening 1: Does the publication meet screening criteria 1?

Publication is a scientific article written in English and published from 2018-2022.

Yes

Screening 2: Does the publication meet screening criteria 2?

Publication contains at least one metric that is spatially explicit, based on quantitative data, linked to a specific ecosystem type and used by the authors to characterise the condition of the ecosystem studied.

Yes

P5: In what country are EC metrics applied in this publication?

For terrestrial ecosystems provide the country or countries; for marine ecosystems provide the sea or ocean area. Please list multiple entries with a “;” character (e.g. “France; Switzerland; Germany”).

Please provide detailed location as specified in publication

P6: Do the authors quantify EC metrics in the context of an EC framework in this publication?

Yes, SEEA-EA ECT classes

Yes, Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV)

Yes, Essential Ecosystem Characteristics (EECs)

Yes, Ecological Integrity metrics

Yes, Natural Capital Attributes (NCA)

Yes, Maes et al. 2018

Yes, WFD

Yes, MSFD

Yes, Other: specify:

P7: For which ecosystem type(s) is Ecosystem Condition assessed in this publication?

Multiple selection possible

Urban

Cropland

Grassland

Heathland and shrub

Woodland and forest

Sparsely vegetated land

Wetlands

Rivers and lakes

Marine

Regional Sea Convention

Coastal

Marine inlets and transitional water

Other

Unclear/not specified/all

P8: Does this publication quantify indicators of Ecosystem Services ?

Yes

P9: What was the purpose or motive for using Ecosystem Condition indicators in this publication?

Development of an Ecosystem Account

Mapping/assessment of Ecosystem Services

Mapping/assessment of Ecosystem Condition

Provision of evidence/scientific basis for implementation of conservation or restoration measures

Evaluation or assessment of conservation or restoration measures

Other, specify

No clear motive

If other EC motive, specify here:

P11: Does this study explicitly address biodiversity or related concepts?

Yes

P12: What purpose does biodiversity fill in this publication?

Component of Ecosystem Condition

Factor influenced by Ecosystem Condition

Ecosystem Service

Component of an Ecosystem Service

Intrinsic value

Other

P13: Do the authors specifically address any kind of policy questions in any part of the study?

Yes

P14: If policy questions are addressed, please record policy questions

P15: Policy domain

Classify the policy questions addressed based on the predefined categories

Agricultural policy

Biodiversity policy, incl. TEEB/MAES/MEA

Spatial planning/Land management

Economic policy

Water policy

Climate policy

Health policy

Disaster Risk management

no specific domain

P16: Policy objective

Classify the policy questions addressed based on the predefined categories

Awareness raising

Benchmarking and prioritization (performance indicators to monitor evolution / benchmark/ identify priority areas)

Policy evaluation (evaluating the impact of policies, policy actions)

Project evaluation (evaluating the impact of individual projects on ecosystem services)

Accounting (measure the changes in the stock of natural capital and integrate the value of ecosystem services into accounting and reporting systems)

Instrument design (design incentives, targeting user groups)

Litigation (damage and compensation claims, liability issues)

Preference assessments

Other

P17: Do the authors specifically address any kind of business questions in any part of the study?

Yes

P18: If business questions are addressed, please record business questions

P19: Business objective

Classify the business questions addressed based on the predefined categories

Site management (achieve and promote biodiversity friendly management of corporate sites)

Operational management (reduce costs and risks of interruption, realize efficiency gains)

Legal and regulatory issues (identify future legislation, reduce compliance costs and risk of fines)

Financing (reduce financing costs and increase margins, improve access to finance-attract investors)

Reputational and marketing (identify revenue streams, differentiate products, improve ability to attract and retain employees)

Societal (identify benefits and negative impacts to local communities, support social license to operate)

Other

EC1: How many individual EC indexes are quantified in this publication?

EC2: How many individual EC variables or indicators are quantified in this publication?

D1: Is the spatially explicit input data (primary sources) used in this publication made available to users?

Is a link to the data source included, or does the publication state that data is available on request? Note that inclusion of values in a table or figures showing the data does not count as the data being available, we are here refering to the ability to download and work with the data ourselves.

Yes (open access)

Yes (upon request/behind paywall)

D2: Link/reference/DOI

D3: Is spatially explicit output data produced by this publication made available to users?

EC index data available

Scaled EC indicator data available

Unscaled EC variable data available

Intermediate/input data products available

D4: Link/reference/DOI

D5: Is a metadata file made available to users?

Yes

D6: Link/reference/DOI

Use the space below to write down any additional notes or comments regarding this publication that you feel may be relevant. You can also clarify any details from previous questions - please include the question code (e.g. M6)

M2: Is this metric a composite EC indicator (EC index), or part of a composite indicator?

Part of a composite indicator

Composite EC index

Composite indicator

Not (part of) a composite indicator

Unclear/not specified/not applicable

M3: What, in your opinion, is the most appropriate ECT class for the EC metric in question?

A1: Physical state characteristics

A2: Chemical state characteristics

B1: Compositional state characteristics

B2: Structural state characteristics

B3: Functional state characteristics

C1: Landscape and seascape characteristics

Other: pressure metric (e.g. habitat loss, fire risk, application of fertiliser)

Other: unclear or not covered by other options

Other: composite EC indicator covering multiple classes

M4: What MAES Ecosystem Type(s) is this metric applied to?

Multiple selection possible

Urban

Cropland

Grassland

Heathland and shrub

Woodland and forest

Sparsely vegetated land

Wetlands

Rivers and lakes

Marine

Coastal

Marine inlets and transitional water

Other

Unclear/not specified

M6: Do the authors specify the directional meaning of this indicator?

Yes, positive

Yes, negative

Yes, unimodal

No, not specified or unclear

M7: Do the authors state that the EC metric is related to the availability of ecosystem services or NCPs?

Yes

M8: Which Ecosystem Services do the authors link this EC metric to?

RL1: Is the assessed EC metric compared to reference level(s)?

Yes

RL2: Nature of considered reference level:

Unclear/not specified

Natural RC

Semi-natural RC

Re-naturalisation RC

Socio-ecological RL

Safety/health RL

Policy target RL

Expert-based RL

Simple data-driven approach

"isolated time series" approach

S1: What is the spatial scope or coverage of metric?

Global

Continental

National

Regional

Landscape

Large ecosystem asset

Local

Patch

Unclear/Not specified

S2: What is the spatial unit of the metric?

Basic spatial unit (pixel or grid cell) - large (>=500m2)

Basic spatial unit (pixel or grid cell) - small (<500m2)

Basic Spatial Unit (pixel or grid cell) – cell size not specified

Ecosystem asset

Ecosystem reporting area

Unclear/Not specified

S3: Are uncertainties assessed for this metric?

Yes (quantitative)

Yes (qualitative)

S4: Was ground-truthing/validation carried out for this metric?

Yes

S5: Units used for metric

e.g %, km2, number of species, or 'dimensionless' if no units (e.g. for calculated indices such as NDVI)

S7: Do the metric values cover 2 or more points in time?

Yes

Unclear/not specified

S8: Are future data points modelled for this metric?

Yes

S11: Type of input dataset.

Measurement/field data

Remote sensing data product (e.g. aerial photography, LiDAR, MODIS or Landsat data product)

Land use or land cover dataset (e.g. CORINE, national land use map)

Biodiversity index (e.g. red list index, LPI, not calculated by publication)

Meteorological/climate data

Socio-economic data (population, GDP etc)

Soil, topography, geological or lithology data (e.g. DEM, soil parameters)

Expert opinion, e.g. definition of values by stakeholders

Unclear/Not specified

Other, specify:

S12: Is this input dataset primary or secondary?

Primary

Secondary

S13: If secondary input data is used, please provide a link, reference or DOI where available

S14: What is the spatial resolution of this input dataset?

S15: What is the periodicity of this input dataset?

Single point in time

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Biannual

Annual

Decadal

Other

Unclear/not specified

S16: Historic time range (years) covered by this input dataset

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